Job summary
Tameside Home Treatment and Safe Haven has an exciting opportunity for an RMHN interested in developing leadership skills in a diverse role. The Home Treatment Team provides support to patients and their loved ones during some of the most challenging times of their lives. As the Deputy Manager, you'll be essential in supporting staff and wider services to delivered targeted and intensive interventions to prevent hospital admission. You'll also support in the implementation of a robust gatekeeping approach, encouraging you to develop your clinical risk assessment skills, sensitivity and negotiation skills.
**Please note this is a 24/7 service when the Safe Haven is active. This is currently non-operational until further notice**
Main duties of the job
To support the team manager in ensuring that care is delivered in accordance with the Professionals Code of Conduct and reflects the requirements of the Pennine Care.
To deputise for the HTT manager in clinical decision making and delegation when not available
To have protected time as to complete managerial tasks.
Where possible be supernumerary. When required to undertake the duties of a Band 6 HTT senior practitioner this includes the gatekeeping role.
The purpose is to be the first contact when mental health professionals are considering admitting a service user to an inpatient mental health bed and to assess the appropriateness of each request with consideration around utilising the HTT as an alternative to admission).
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. Were really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full detail, or contact the manager identified for further informal discussion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full detail, or contact the manager identified for further informal discussion.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Registered with the NMC
- Short courses and / or experience to post graduate diploma level.
Desirable
- Accredited skills based training.
- Training related to management, supervision and staff development.
- Educated to degree leve
- Mentorship / practice leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience working in community mental health services
- Demonstrable experience working as a band 6
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with services user with serious mental health problems and their families.
- Experience of coordinating complex packages of care
Desirable
- Providing Supervision
- Leading / coordinating multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Staff management
- Managing Budget
- Service development/ managing change
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national legislation and guidance including the Recovery Movement and Personalisation Agenda
- Knowledge of evidence based / contemporary mental health practice.
- Ability to identify and coordinate effective risk assessment and management
Desirable
- Awareness of a range of PSI and appropriate psychological therapies.
- Awareness of issues surrounding mental health care.
Skills + Abilities
Essential
- Skills in Assessment / Care-Management and Planning
- Experience / skills working in partnership with a broad range of colleagues, service users, and carers
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice.
- Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and promote staff development
- Excellent organisational, problem solving / prioritisation skills.
- Awareness of and commitment to, antidiscriminatory practice and equal opportunities
Desirable
- Leadership skills / abilities
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Registered with the NMC
- Short courses and / or experience to post graduate diploma level.
Desirable
- Accredited skills based training.
- Training related to management, supervision and staff development.
- Educated to degree leve
- Mentorship / practice leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience working in community mental health services
- Demonstrable experience working as a band 6
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with services user with serious mental health problems and their families.
- Experience of coordinating complex packages of care
Desirable
- Providing Supervision
- Leading / coordinating multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Staff management
- Managing Budget
- Service development/ managing change
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national legislation and guidance including the Recovery Movement and Personalisation Agenda
- Knowledge of evidence based / contemporary mental health practice.
- Ability to identify and coordinate effective risk assessment and management
Desirable
- Awareness of a range of PSI and appropriate psychological therapies.
- Awareness of issues surrounding mental health care.
Skills + Abilities
Essential
- Skills in Assessment / Care-Management and Planning
- Experience / skills working in partnership with a broad range of colleagues, service users, and carers
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice.
- Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstration of sound professional judgement and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and promote staff development
- Excellent organisational, problem solving / prioritisation skills.
- Awareness of and commitment to, antidiscriminatory practice and equal opportunities
Desirable
- Leadership skills / abilities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
